The National Innovation Center (NIC) on September 11, together with the US Department of State, US Embassy in Vietnam, and Arizona State University, announced the establishment of the International Technology Security and Innovation (ITSI) Fund.

Semiconductor requires a unique strategy, a grand vision, unwavering determination, resilience, and acceptance of risk

Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to WTO Minister-Counsellor Le Dinh Ba held a working session on September 9 with a delegation from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).

To accelerate its growth in the semiconductor industry, Ho Chi Minh City has announced a $5 million initiative to train 40,000 engineers by 2030, with plans to boost research, innovation, and technological capacity.

Da Nang is focusing on three strategic breakthroughs - policy, human resources, and infrastructure - to develop its semiconductor industry.

Vietnam has embarked on a strategic initiative to strengthen its semiconductor industry by launching a comprehensive training program for university instructors in chip design.

Experts believe that VN has a great opportunity to grow its semiconductor industry with the involvement of multiple leading global technology companies, but it will need ten times the number of engineers.

The National Innovation Center (NIC) has engaged in a meeting in Hanoi with visiting delegations from Japan’s Hiroshima University and the US’s University of Idaho to discuss semiconductor training programmes and scholarships for Vietnamese students.

The capital city of Hanoi is positioning itself as a prime destination for semiconductor investment, with a conference kicking off on July 29 as part of the Hanoi Semiconductor Investment Festival.

The draft Law on Digital Technology Industry being developed by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) for comments includes six chapters and 90 articles.

During his recent official visit to South Korea, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Samsung Chairman Lee Jae Yong. On this occasion, CMC Chairman Nguyen Trung Chinh put forth strategic proposals to collaborate with Samsung.

The MPI has reported back to the Prime Minister on the project ’Developing human resources in the semiconductor industry to 2030, with a vision to 2050’.

FPT President Truong Gia Binh says that Vietnamese should focus on learning how to develop AI, make microchips, and manufacture automobiles, rather than doing agriculture and tailoring clothes.

Da Nang's advantages could enable the establishment of a new free trade zone (FTZ) that would attract investors, a tourism center luring high-income earners, and a semiconductor hub with excellent human resources.

The Da Nang Information and Communications Department is drafting a plan on developing a semiconductor and AI industry, with focus on chip designing, assembly, testing, and packaging, according to the department’s deputy director Tran Ngoc Thach.

It is clear that Vietnam should develop a semiconductor industry, but we need to seriously consider which stage of the global value chain to participate in and how determined we are to gain a position in that value chain.

Rice has helped Vietnam escape from hunger and poverty. Make in Vietnam chips are expected to help Vietnam become a developed country, according to Nguyen Thanh Yen, administrator of the Vietnam Microchip Community.

US company Marvell Technology, Inc., which offers infrastructure semiconductor solutions, has announced the opening of a new design centre in Da Nang City.

Vietnam is penning a strategy to develop the semiconductor industry until 2030 with a vision to 2045, envisioning to become a centre for the semiconductor chip industry by 2030 with operation in design, packaging and testing.